Heyoka Leather was started by two best friends who began designing and creating custom leather pieces for models and musicians in Los Angeles in 2008. As the word got out and demand grew, they added another brought in another business partner and began to offer their handcrafted goods at select high-end boutiques. Everything in the collection is hand made by the designers, and they source their elk and deer hides from several different suppliers: searching out the best quality and most ethical hides available. Whenever possible they purchase directly from hunters and Native people who use every part of the animal. Also, they personally hand select every hide they work with, which is why Heyoka Leather's choice of leather is so exceptional. Heyoka Leather purchases their brass beads and other embellishments mainly from Native owned Trading Posts. Some of the more exotic African trade beads used are sourced from Ritual Adornments in Santa Fe.